2024.07.25
📰 News & Discussions
"Building Resilient Distributed Systems" in early access
Author Sam Newman shared that a few chapters of this upcoming book are available in early access. Publication is planned for August 2025.
ElectricSQL announce clean rebuild
Announcing a new direction, the ElectricSQL team said they would rebuild their sync system as "electric-next" with an initial focus on the read path only.
The arbitrage opportunity for local-first in B2B SaaS
Twitter/X thread started by @emerywells on how apps with instant UI could dominate B2B markets.
🛠️ Tools & Resources
TinyBase v5.1
TinyBase, a "reactive data store for local-first apps", adds server sync capabilities in this release.
pgstream v0.1.0
A Postgres CDC tool that can replicate data and schema changes in the same linear stream.
Local-only Svelte tutorial
A step-by-step tutorial by Scott Tolinski on working with IndexedDB via Dexie.js and SvelteKit. Implementing a sync engine will be covered in a subsequent tutorial.
Architectures for Central Server Collaboration
Matthew Weidner models architectural techniques that can be used to create real-time collaborative apps using a central server.
✨ Apps
Actual Budget
Privacy-focused budget management app.
Tweek
Minimalist calendar for stress-free scheduling.
Uses Evolu.
Fig
Wealth planning tool for freelancers.
Uses PowerSync as sync engine.
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